Trial opens of ‘esoteric’ wing of alleged German coup plotters (www.theguardian.com)
GP, celebrity chef and astrologer among defendants in third trial linked to far-right Reichsbürger...
Israeli Politician Quotes Hitler to Argue for Resettlement of Gaza (www.commondreams.org)
Former Israeli Knesset member Moshe Feiglin quoted Adolf Hitler as he called for Israel to resettle the Gaza Strip and create a “Hebrew Gaza.”...
This HMP inmate says a rat gave birth in his pants — but it was no surprise (www.cbc.ca)
Her Majesty’s Penitentiary inmate Devon Fitzpatrick says early one morning in mid-May he woke up and felt something moving in the crotch of his pants. When he reached in, he discovered a rat had given birth there....
US blasts ‘aggressive’ China over South China Sea collision with Philippine ship (www.cnn.com)
The United States on Monday condemned China over a collision with the Philippines in the disputed South China Sea, the latest in a series of increasingly fraught confrontations that have raised the potential of a flashpoint for global conflict in the vital waterway....
[US Rep] Raskin: Only a two-state solution can end 'nightmare' of Israeli-Palestinian conflict (www.rawstory.com)
German interior minister warns of destabilization (www.dw.com)
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has warned of dangers to democracy in Germany amid rising domestic and external threats....
UN food chief: Poorest areas have zero harvests left (www.bbc.com)
Thailand passes landmark Bill recognising same-sex marriage (www.channelnewsasia.com)
US aircraft carrier counters false Houthi claims with 'Taco Tuesdays' as deployment stretches on - AP (apnews.com)
“I think it’s been about two or three times in the past six months we’ve allegedly been sunk, which we have not been,” Hill told The Associated Press during a recent visit to the carrier. “It is almost comical at this point. They’re attempting to maybe inspire themselves through misinformation, but it doesn’t work...
Work of secretive ‘Migration 5’ group revealed (www.rnz.co.nz)
tldr; The 5 Eyes share information on who has crossed their borders.
Greek coastguard threw migrants overboard to their deaths, witnesses say (www.bbc.com)
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This Ecuadorian forest thrived amid deforestation after being granted legal rights (www.bbc.com)
A cloud forest in northern Ecuador is protected from deforestation and mining after being recognised as an entity possessing legal personhood....
Seoul says soldiers from North briefly crossed border (www.dw.com)
Soldiers from South Korea’s military fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers crossed the demarcation line....
The United States Is the Main Obstacle to Peace in Palestine - Antiwar.com (original.antiwar.com)
Jordanian reporter gets one year in prison under draconian new cybercrime law (rsf.org)
Extreme heat takes withering toll in teeming Philippine jails (www.washingtonpost.com)
'The Abyss Is Beckoning': Global Nuke Spending Surged to $2,898 a Second in 2023 (www.commondreams.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/16632607...
Netanyahu disbands his war Cabinet (www.nbcnews.com)
Malaysia preparing to join BRICS economic group, media report says (www.channelnewsasia.com)
How North Korea’s lucrative trade in human hair is helping it skirt the impact of sanctions (www.theguardian.com)
Masked men who abused refugees likely worked ‘in concert’ with Greece (www.aljazeera.com)
Athens, Greece – Last summer, a shocking video of asylum seekers cable-tied and blindfolded in the back of a van on a Greek holiday island went viral online. At the time, the veracity of the video was questioned and Theodosis Nikitaras, the mayor of Kos, filed a defamation case against the NGO that published it....
Takeaways from the AP investigation into the Palestinian families being decimated in Gaza (apnews.com)
50,000 Children in Gaza Need to Be Treated for Acute Malnutrition, UNRWA Says (truthout.org)
Trying And Failing To Cross A River In Vovchansk, 400 Russian Troops Got Cut Off. Now They’re Surrendering. (www.forbes.com)
Russia’s northern offensive isn’t going well....